Seven Sports To Pitch Bids To IOC
Officials of seven sports – baseball, softball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby and squash – are in Lausanne Switzerland to pitch their bids …
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Baseball Hopes Obama Could Help Its Return To Olympics
The Associated Press reports that baseball officials think their sport could have a better chance of getting back into the Olympics now that Barack Obama has …
Push For Equality In British Cycling At London 2012
Dave Brailsford, British performance director, is angry that there are only three women’s track events compared to seven for men, and has been lobbying …
Netball In Olympics Gets New Supporter
Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has joined over 600,000 people to offer her support for netball’s inclusion in the …
Softball’s Push For Inclusion At Olympics Continues
In a move to be reinstated onto the Olympic Program in 2016 after a highly successful Beijing Olympic Games, the International Softball Federation (ISF) …
Golf Continues Campaign For Inclusion In Olympics
The International Golf Federation (IGF) Olympic Committee is continuing its efforts to add golf to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and is looking for constituent …
BackSoftball Campaign Enters Crucial Year
International Softball Federation (ISF) President Don Porter said in a press release he believes the next 12 months are the most important in the history of …
Netball Olympic Bid Campaign Has New Website
The Co-operative that is backing a bid for netball to be included in the Olympic Games has unveiled a new website, www.netballolympicbid.com, along with its …
Major Softball Event To Boost Sport's Olympic Reinstatement
Prague will play host to the first-ever World Girls’ Youth Softball World Cup August 9 to 16, 2009, less than two months before the International Olympic …
Squash Launches Bid For Inclusion In 2016 Olympics
Squash is launching a bid for inclusion on the 2016 Olympic program, during the 2008 Hi-Tec World Championships taking place in Manchester October 11 to 19. …